For further information on St Clement's Retreat and Conference Centre, retreats, events and the Friends of St Clement's, contact the monastery through their website.
Other historical and cultural events held at or associated with St Clement's are:
| 31 July - 3 August 2008 |
Shamrock in the Bush The sixteenth Irish flavoured gathering in a unique Australian setting with a unique historical and cultural program.S For information contact the organisers |
| 2 - 7 October 2008 |
An historical and cultural gathering to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the arrival of the first of 4,114 female Irish Famine orphans who were brought to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide between 1848 and 1850. An event in the International Year of the Potato cpmmemorating the Great Irish Famine. For information see Far from Famine or contact the organisers. |
| 24 - 26 October 2008 |
Out of Ireland A 'hands-on' workshop to help family historians to shape their Irish family trees. For information
contact: |
Websites of supporters of Shamrock in the Bush and other cultural events held at St Clement's Retreat & Conference Centre.
Cairde Na hÉireann (Friends of Ireland Society Inc) - reflects the deep interest of many people in the Canberra
region in their Irish origins and in the links between Ireland and Australia. Cairde Na hÉireann seeks to promote a
better understanding of modern Ireland (both North and South) and of the distinctive contribution that the Irish have
made to the Australian way of life.Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers - celebrating their Golden Jubilee in 2008
Contact: wnntt@optusnet.com.auCoolfinn Mac - The Merrigans with their fabulous Irish, Celtic and Australian music.
The Turning Wave Festival - Gundagai 17-21 September 2008
Contact: turningwave@optusnet.com.auInternational Year of the Potato - a whole world of events centred on the humble potato.
Irish Famine Memorial, Sydney - web-site for an Australian memorial to the Great Irish Famine (1845-1848), located at Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney. A visit to the memorial is a must for anyone interested in Irish history and genealogy, especially those who can trace their ancestry to the Irish Famine Orphans.
Yass & District Historical Society Inc - hosts a local and family history seminar at St Clement's each March, attracting an audience from across southern and metropolitan areas of NSW. The society may be able to assist with information related to families who lived in the Binalong/Galong area.
This page last updated: 28 April 2008
